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Friday, July 13, 2012

Annan 'appalled' by reported killings

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 13 (UPI) -- The reported massacre in Tremseh violates Syria's agreement to refrain from using heavy weapons against civilians, Special Envoy Kofi Annan said Friday. Reports 220 people were killed in the village come from anti-government activists, The Guardian reported. Gen.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Court views footage of Egypt soccer riots

PORT SAID, Egypt, July 12 (UPI) -- An Egyptian Criminal court adjourned the trial of 73 suspects charged with killing 74 soccer fans after viewing footage of the February Port Said Stadium riots. The Port Said Criminal Court ruled the trial would reconvene Sunday, when it would hear testimony from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Study links climate to human activity

WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. and British researchers say they have, for the first time, been able to attribute extreme weather events to "human influence on the climate." The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Britain's National Weather Service, known as the Met Office, said... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Woman seeks S. Korean presidency

SEOUL, July 10 (UPI) -- South Korean lawmaker Park Geun-hye, a member of the ruling Saenuri Party, announced Tuesday she would seek to become South Korea's first female president. Park, the 60-year-old the daughter of the late President Park Chung-hee, is widely expected to win the party's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Annan, Assad meet, discuss Syrian crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 9 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad agreed on an approach for ending the violence in his country, U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan said Monday. "We discussed the need to end the violence and ways and means of doing so. We agreed on an approach which I will share with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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